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• South Central Federation of Labor Awards 2017 Scholarships

  September 06, 2017: The South Central Federation of Labor has awarded four $1,000 scholarships bby lottery drawing to the sons and daughters of area union members. In addition, SCFL’s Dodge County Chapter has awarded two $500 scholarships. Here are the winners. Win...Read more >

• The Wisconsin Labor History Society – Essay Winner

  September 06, 2017: Union plays critical role in family’s life The Wisconsin Labor History Society sponsors an annual contest for high school students about the role unions play in our lives. This year’s winner shows how vital unions have been to his family. B...Read more >

• Foxconn Deal Must Respect Worker Freedom

  September 06, 2017: By Phil Neuenfeldt (special to Union Labor News) As Wisconsin considers shelling out $3 billion to subsidize the private corporation of Foxconn, legislators are moving at breakneck speed to hand over an incentive package that is both the largest i...Read more >

• 2017 WIARA Convention Report

  September 06, 2017: 2017 WIARA Convention Report On Friday May 12th, 8 member facilitators trained for 4 hours on 1-on-1 conversations, listening, empathy and tracking information. Those 8 member facilitators trained 57 WIARA members the following day at convention! T...Read more >

• August Raffle Winners!!!

  September 06, 2017: Winners of the August Raffle!!! Check below to see if you were lucky!!!! Date Amount Ticket First Name Last Name 1 25 367 Marilyn Nemeth 2 25 22 Kenneth Greening 3 25 382 Joshua L. Clark 4 25 114 Ly...Read more >

• A letter from President Bernie Faust

  August 29, 2017: A letter from President Bernie Faust As the new president of WIARA I look forward to working with our Sustaining Members, Executive Board and our Individual Members in the coming months. I have some new ideas and I am sure many if you do as well. ...Read more >

• WISCONSIN 2017 LABOR DAY EVENTS

  August 29, 2017: If you’re interested in celebrating on Labor Day, here are some events around the state to attend. Each has a little different character, but all celebrate the contributions of workers. Madison Madison Labor Temple - 12:00pm to 5:00pm Inte...Read more >

• JULY RAFFLE WINNERS!!!

  July 21, 2017: Winners of the July Raffle!!! Check below to see if you were lucky!!!! Date Amount Ticket First Name Last Name 1 25 127 John Dwyer 2 50 39 Bernie Faust 3 25 129 Diane Winklbauer 4 100 397 Nancy Vol...Read more >

• WIARA 2017 POWER Lunch

  July 18, 2017: The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans (WIARA) invites you to join us at the 2017 POWER Lunch. The POWER Lunch is The WIARA’s annual fundraiser that allows us to continue our important advocacy work on behalf of all Wisconsin retirees....Read more >

• KHN – Analysis: As Seniors Get Sicker, They’re More Likely To Drop Medicare Advantage Plans

  July 06, 2017: By Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News is a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. When Sol Shipotow enrolled in a new Medicare Advantage health plan earlier this year, he expected to...Read more >